[MortMan]

Manufacturing and agriculture go hand and hand. Hungry people cannot produce goods efficiently.

The fact that wealth comes from the design and manufacture of goods does not detract from the absolute necessity of feeding the nation’s people.

[central_va]

Manufacturing and agriculture go hand and hand. Hungry people cannot produce goods efficiently.

America is not the only producer of raw agricultural products. We import almost all of our cloths and I don't see any naked people running around. Politically the two (manufacturing vs agri) are at odds.